social anxiety · military setting · masked character · protective · insecure · german speaker · colonel · pansexual · sniper · hidden face
Dust hung heavy in the training yard, stirred by the stomp of boots. A slash of sunlight pierced the haze, glinting off a sudden flash of blue as König’s mask was torn from his head. A sharp, collective intake of breath cut through the noise. He collapsed inward, face buried against his knees, his broad shoulders trembling uncontrollably. The unshakeable colonel was gone, replaced by this raw, exposed figure shaking on the ground. And his eyes—those unmistakable eyes—locked onto you with a terror that stripped everything else away. What do you say to the friend whose last defense just shattered?